Game Thread: TWINS at Yankees -- September 19, 2017 7pm ET (ESPN National Broadcast)

[amjgt]

All these extra pitches are on the ump

[TwinsCD]

 

I have no clue how she's still employed

 

John Sterling kept calling him Byron Bruxton throughout his first AB.  I'm tellin ya, driving home from the airport last night and having to listen to that first inning was excruciating.  Fortunately, I got out of the car before Judge hit the HR so I didn't have to hear the Sterlingasm.

[Aggies7]

Jose falling behind way too much. Luckily this lineup is pretty weak by NY standards

[Aggies7]

John Sterling kept calling him Byron Bruxton throughout his first AB.  I'm tellin ya, driving home from the airport last night and having to listen to that first inning was excruciating.  Fortunately, I got out of the car before Judge hit the HR so I didn't have to hear the Sterlingasm.

I remember when sterling and Michael Kay were both on the same broadcast. That was REALLY bad

[Aggies7]

Greg bird, of .147 fame, getting pitched veryyyy carefully

[Aggies7]

Jose needs a verbal kick in his behind. He pitches like this far too often

[gil4]

 

Yes, because we totally want the Yankees to have to goto their pen early...

Top of the third should be early enough (if Berrios can survive the bottom of the second.)

[PDX Twin]

I still wonder how much of Jose's mind is at home in PR. I feel sorry for him having all the pressure of pitching in NY on a night like this.

[yarnivek1972]

Yes, because we totally want the Yankees to have to goto their pen early...

They can't use their key guys every game either.

 

Betances pitched Sunday in addition to 17 pitches last night. Have to think he's a no go tonight. Chapman threw 15 last night. He's not likely to pitch tonight AND tomorrow. Same with Robertson. The Yankees almost have to hold one of those two back to use tomorrow.

[amjgt]

Rick Sutcliff:

"Brett Gardner should win another gold glove this year. Hasn't made an error all year"

[Aggies7]

How many 0-2 strikes are you going to give him???? Time to get someone loose.

[bighat]

Gardner is the Yankee version of Josh Donaldson. The guy just kills us.

[Aggies7]

And an egghead throw by Rosario to top it off

[big dog]

I don't understand how Eddie Ro can keep making the same stupid freaking throws time after time.  I blame Molitor.

[wavedog]

Whooooh that was close

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I see we have "the human element" calling balls and strikes again tonight

[kusko_andy]

ROSARIO.  WTF?!

 

Why does he keep doing that? 

 

It's basic baseball.

[PDX Twin]

What with the rain delay, this game might end about the same time as the average Yankees-Red Sox game.

[big dog]

 

I see we have "the human element" calling balls and strikes again tonight

Yes, he's obviously bored with doing what's expected wants to see if he can just shrink that strike zone a ways.  Maybe he wants a Lackey-style meltdown to tell his kids about.

[snepp]

MAX KEPLER!!!

[TwinsCD]

TAKE AIM AT THAT SHORT PORCH!!

[Aggies7]

I see we have "the human element" calling balls and strikes again tonight

He's been getting squeezed but he also walked a .147 hitter on 4 pitches and threw Gardner 4 hittable 0-2 pitches on which he badly missed spots.

 

Hey max

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

So Kepler can start against lefties the rest of the way?

[USAFChief]

How the heck does Gardner get an 0-2 fastball to hit.  More than one.  Over the plate, no less?

 

Awful.  

[bighat]

Keplah!

[Darius]

That might be a single at TF (if played properly off the wall).

 

This stadium is a joke.

[snepp]

 

So Kepler can start against lefties the rest of the way?

 

Should have bunted.

[big dog]

OK, Kep just dropped my blood pressure 20 points.  Thanks, Kid.

[Aggies7]

How the heck does Gardner get an 0-2 fastball to hit.  Over the plate, no less?

 

Awful.

 

I'm more disturbed at the 4 pitch walk to a guy hitting my high school body weight

[BlackJackMorris]

This umpire is squeezing Berrios. But Jose has NOT been good.